Favorite actors' fees differ from the average salary by the presence of several additional zeros, and this is no secret to anyone. The stars can dispose of this money at their own discretion: someone prefers to save money and live modestly, while someone is completely unfamiliar with the word "saving". We present to your attention a photo-list of actors and actresses who spend a lot of money. They are used to living on a grand scale and taking everything from life, no matter how much it costs, not realizing that such an approach sometimes leads to sad results.
Nicolas Cage
- "Weapon Baron"
- "National Treasure"
- "Gone in 60 Seconds"
Nicolas Cage is definitely one of the stars who litter money. At the peak of his career, the actor earned an average of $ 40 million a year. Money turned Cage's head, and he began buying numerous houses, cars and rare artifacts. The actor also acquired outlandish animals, for example, cobras and octopuses.
One of Cage's most extravagant attachments is a dinosaur skull. It all ended with the fact that Nicholas simply squandered all his fortune and in order to pay taxes in 2007, he had to sell the acquired wealth. Now the actor is learning to live more modestly, all the more seldom he is offered well-paid projects over the years.
Courtney Love
- "Sons of Anarchy"
- "The People Against Larry Flynt"
- "Sid and Nancy"
The famous singer, actress and widow of Kurt Cobain loves to party, and this is no secret to anyone. At one time, Courtney Love inherited the rights to the legacy of the Nirvana group. The amount was about $ 27 million, but this money quickly ran out. The woman spent them on numerous parties. Now Courtney claims that over time she settled down and learned to live more modestly.
Stephen Baldwin
- "Suspicious persons"
- "Born on the fourth of July"
- "Last Exit to Brooklyn"
Alec Baldwin's younger brother, Stephen, takes his place of honor on the list of spender actors. He absolutely does not know how to save money and compare his desires and possibilities. The actor was declared bankrupt three times and managed not to pay his mortgage loans for several years. At the same time, Baldwin continued to lead his usual lifestyle, not understanding how this could end. As a result, Stephen received a suspended sentence for tax evasion and lost his home.
Brendan Fraser
- "Mummy"
- "Blast from the Past"
- "Stupid bet"
Brendan was once one of the highest paid and most popular actors in Hollywood, but those days have sunk into oblivion, like Fraser's fortune. He lived on a grand scale and did not want to save. Over the years, the actor's popularity declined, and he was less and less offered roles. Money began to melt rapidly, and the last blow was the alimony assigned to Fraser for children in the amount of 900 thousand dollars a year. Brendan admitted in court that for him now this is an unaffordable amount
Kim Basinger
- "Secrets of Los Angeles"
- Charlie Sun Cloud's Double Life
- "The habit of getting married"
There are some celebrities who don't know how to make the right investment. So, the famous actress Kim Basinger decided to increase her wealth and acquired a whole city in Georgia, USA for $ 20 million. She hoped that she would be able to make it an attractive tourist destination, but the adventure ended in bankruptcy.
Tom Cruise
- "Rain Man"
- "Vanilla Sky"
- "The Last Samurai"
Continuing our photo-list of actors and actresses who spend a lot of money, Tom Cruise. Famous people have their own quirks, and the star of Mission: Impossible is no exception. For example, at one time Tom wanted to give his ex-wife Katie Holmes a plane. But since the actor's fortune allowed him to choose between the good and the best, he preferred the Gulf Stream Jet, which at the time was worth about $ 20 million.
Natasha Lyonne
- "Orange is the new black"
- "Matryoshka's life"
- "Club mania"
After starring in American Pie and Everybody Says I Love You, Natasha became a popular and highly paid actress. But Lyonne was mired in drug addiction and scandals, having spent all her fortune on booze and drugs. Fortunately, Natasha successfully completed her rehabilitation and was able to return to filming. Now the actress recalls those times as a bad dream and tries to improve her financial situation.
Burt Reynolds
- "Secret materials"
- "Boogie Nights"
- "Mr. Bean"
Many foreign and domestic actors like to live beautifully, sometimes even too much. Actor Burt Reynolds, popular in the middle of the last century, admitted in his old age that if it were not for his love of excessive luxury, he would be a very rich man. However, the actor managed to drain his entire fortune - he squandered all his money on real estate, a private jet, horses and a collection of wigs. But money tends to run out, which happened in the 90s, when the actor did not have the funds to pay the 10 millionth bank loan, and he was declared bankrupt.
Brett Butler
- "How to Avoid Punishment for Murder"
- "My name is Earl"
- "Morning show"
The actress went through a precipitous fall, which her fans around the world watched with bitterness. She had everything - money, success, roles in popular projects, but Butler began to spend all her cash on drugs and pain relievers. Brett was left completely without money and after leaving the rehabilitation clinic she is trying, if not to restore her former success, then at least to earn her living.
Johnny Depp
- Donnie Brasco
- "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
- "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
One of the most popular Hollywood actors, Johnny Depp is also famous for his love of revelry and big spending. It got to the point that the former managers of the star decided to sue him for the irresponsible waste of their own funds. The lawsuit reported that Johnny spends on average about $ 2 million a month. Of these, about 30 thousand are spent on wine, and 150 thousand on security. Also, the actor has already purchased a yacht, 14 houses and is not going to stop there. Among Depp's most eccentric spending is the launch into space of the ashes of the writer Hunter Thompson, which cost Johnny $ 3 million.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
- "Fight club"
- "Seven"
- "Substitution"
- Interrupted Life
When these Hollywood stars were a family, they lived according to the principle "if you like it, you have to take it." Thanks to the high fees, the ex-spouses could afford a lot. For example, they bought a huge estate in France for which they paid $ 500 million. Also, the actors did not save on security, which cost them an average of $ 2 million a year, and on nannies for their many children. The latter cost Pitt and Jolie $ 900,000 annually.
Madonna
- "Four rooms"
- "A League of Their Own"
- "Evita"
Russian viewers will probably be interested in what the famous singer and actress Madonna spends on. During her long career, she managed to make a fortune, which, according to the most conservative estimates, is $ 800 million. It is not surprising that she can afford expensive and extravagant antics - for example, the star ordered herself the delivery of her favorite tea by plane to London, which cost her 14 thousand dollars.
Lindsay Lohan
- The Parent Trap
- "Freaky Friday"
- "Mean Girls"
At the end of our photo-list of actors and actresses who spend a lot of money is the famous party girl Lindsay Lohan. As you know, the actress's lifestyle can hardly be called correct, and such a revelry requires a lot of money. It got to the point where Lindsay asked for money on her social media when she realized that her own income was slowly approaching zero. At that moment, another famous Hollywood brawler Charlie Sheen helped her - he gave Lohan 100 thousand dollars to pay off her many debts. This amount helped Lindsay a little, but she still owes about 500 thousand dollars, and so far she cannot give them away, as directors are afraid to invite her to new projects.